Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-14
svlcnons IN IRELAND.
statements Made by irish Gonsta-
bies who Recently Resigned from
the Force.

antrv. when read in a book ornewspaper, are
horrible euough but when these tales come
direct from the / ps of men who have been eye
witnesses to the occurrences which they mar
rat the wondering query comes to the listen
ar. or what material Is these Landlords
madel A World reporter talked for an
hour with three of the twelve men who arrived
I'm New York the ether day, having resigned
their positions in the Royal Irish constabulary
because they could no longer stand the SICK
ening scenes they were forced to take part IN
AS guardians OF the sheriffs and bailifls while
engaged in coereing the starving tenant
farmers and turning them out OF their homes.
The men were James McNuliy, Andrew Nc
Intec. and John O'RourSe, three 'lne specl-
mems Of sturdy young manhood, Intelligent
and fill OF earnest feelings.
They told Of the way IN which the con-
stabulary were distributed all over Ireland,
compelled to be always ready at the beck or
nod OF the sheriff or the bailiff to
march to the work Of spoiation. The consta.
bulary are held at stations few miles apart
throughout the island, eight or ten men usu
ally at each station, although sometimes there
are many more, aud the only work that they
are called upon 20 do is that which the sherins
and the ballifrs pfoyid. for them. But they
are kept busy, very busy, for the landlord mill
never ceases Its grinding ut would seem
that IN former years there must have been
some little spark Of pity In the heart oil
the anaIord ~ said MeNulty. ..for It
e. only vithl, the last six mr. seven vears that
,hi,ys have come ia th. dreadful state that
,ho, ava IN a., ,resor, p,, cach year seems
IN III. yyorse ,han the o,e ur.cedloo ana God
k,oys what viii harmon II the nwful work
roos nm Tbare Ia M nroft NJ all IN the farm
',n An tha, n M, ean ho,a IN do hv bis
,,,nos, ,o,I "a har.,y IN l,.e,, h,5y and sonl To-
,,eth., #, hi,ns,lf ard fami, Ifbc falls the
l.as, behin, 1, h,s ran, the bau,fy. are unop
;,lm ot onee aud nj. cattle freoueptly IL ia
on1v a st,gle ,o,y.--,re s.i,,l u,on and car
lied IN The, IN his land II, L.ft m him II
Is only that he may grow a crop for the land
lord. for II he d ucks no heart enough to till
the soil down comes the sheriff upon him us
soon as the crop is grown. his little efrects-a
stool or two. perLaps A table and a bed-are
flung out upon the roadside, Il can of coal oil
Is scattered over the hut that gave him shell
ter, the match Ii APPLIED. ana there he is with
his helpless ones. with no roof to cover them
and no morsel of food TO stay the cravings of
hunger
"What does he do, Oh, we'll a neiehbor
viii, II he can. let him slcep a night or two in
nm ut.bousc with the pps and the cattle,
but what he Is ultimately forced to do Is to
take to the hedge. throw a few sticks together.
and crawl under, with the earth for bed.
Then his wife and children and himself must
go from house TO house. getting a morsel OF
food here and there from blrhearted neigh
bors who can poorly snare even that morsel
but who arc always ready 10 divide the last
crust with those who are still more unfortu.
nate than themselves. The aged the sick.
the youpr-none ar. SHARED and II Is no I'M.
common thing for man. woman or child to
die upon the roadside within twenty four
hours OF their heartless eviction.
..ust how aepdIsb the thing ia ~ said Nc.
r,,.e ..,n,y he iu1oo1 from t,s f,e, ,ba,
,.,,,,1so,,, "a s,n,7,,., 60 20
hounds nre souan1ered IN cases where tho an.
na,.n, ,nrn,so Ia 10 coIio,t a lou, ,,at,., ,o,,ds
of rent bnt whore tbrre Ia NO exnecta,ion ~
secomn,lsbIny anything b,t the ons,ir,, ~
the tenar, mud ina dos,r,cti,,, Of lila r,,da
.h.,,er Vh, ,h,,o ,,.o an ;ll,strati,n ~,
that reco,,ly a, n,no,,a, ,yh.r, e;n, ,,oro
sn,ut to ovlct Tor q bocis ,s,,ol ~ pte o,,v
.ix weel,a a,o ,h.ro was ,,oo a, n,n,,lo
Coun,v Harry ,yh.r.. tv,.iv, Fan, itos o,,,,d ~,
avera,s,. ,r On .oeh ,was ono az nn,,u az
ana hu,drad mo, yh, ,,o., am, ,h.., ~
kent there for n FORTNIGHT The neon,s couId
no, nay hacausa tha land ,y,s ca horr..,, !,
svonl,l,,,, nroluee any,hln, Tho roon,, 81
that whnle sec,Ion ,yoc. In a ,un-t a., ,I,,
.tate so,v .ho,t ,,vn thousanl - ,ha iu
n.hltants aud nm, NJ ,hn M. -, -,
w,r..,,, t,venty who ha1a nj. -, 49,, ~,
", had ~ divld, with them the 1rncho, v,s
carried IN onr haversacks When ,yo no, :,
chance we wonld ain a hIt IN ,hem and ,hau
would devour IL rayenouslv saw vvido,v
whose child was very sIck oo ,o H.. 1and,nr,,
and her, for God,s saka 10 he oio,od 70 :,
, few Javs I'M the child ,,onroy.1 h,,, ,,,a
aver was ono not n va, w. ,, a,,,,
| notheru
.Rut sneaki,, NJ tho cr.ot s,,,,. -, ,,,..,,
| that are thus exnendea ~ esrect sucb
nurnoses they bave all IN h, mol, ~, ,h. 80
Die themselves in the form NJ u .no,Ice tax
, such occurrences ms these ors ,a, nn,sn.I
| They hannah everv d,v fro,, nm, .,a - Ir,
land to the other. Indeed. The peone are :,
accustomed TO them that thew h,vr .c,n,lly
| forgotten TO be shocked NV them p,,t al
I though every case is bad enough, we now and
/ then saw cases, the circumstances ATTENDING
which were enough to melt heart OF rock
Sometimes the police get permission to sub.
scribe to purse to save the evlcted falnil,
from starvation. 1t was not long AFRO that ,
woman named Monahan was being put out a
uafrielImore Cross. Sue was very feeble and